Automobile spindle device.



H. WALKER.

AUTOMOBILE SPINDLE DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED 111:0..24, 1910.

989,457. Patented A r; 11, 1911.

3141x214 l'o'c Witmuoeo inrr HARRY WALKER, or MAXWELL, 'rnnnrronr on NEWamnion.

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To all whom it may concern:

ie it known that LHARRYVVALKE a citizen ot' the United States, residingat Maxwell, iu-th'e-eoiuity of Colfax and 'lerritory of \'ew Mexico."havinvented certain new and s, usetul improvements muAutomoblle bpindleDevices, of which the following is a specification. reference being hadthere n to the aceonipanying drawing.

This invention relates to vehicle lamps, and the principal ob]ect of thesame is to provide an improved mechanism whereby the lamps will beturned as the front wheels are turned thus keeping the llght continuallyin the direction 111 which the machine is going. t

This invention is illustrated'in the aceompanying drawing. wherein.-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lamp and the means for turning thesame. Fig. 2 is a view in side (ltl' tlllfill ot' the improved operatincmechanism. Fig. 3 is a rear view cf the operating mechanism, the dottedlines. showing the means for operating the devlce as it would appearwhen moved to turn the lamps.

tet'erring to the accompanying drawings by numerals. it" will be seenthat the improved device is intended to be used in connection with alamp 1 which is mounted upon a bracket 2 having a rearwardlvextendingarm 3 at its lower end which is pivotally mounted upon the spring 4 atthe trout end of the vehicle by means of the bolt 5. These lamps areintended to be used principally on automobiles in which there-areprovided two lamps, one on each side of the motor. The construction ofthese lamps is identical although the'opcrating mechanism is onlyconneetedwith one of them. A bracket (3 is secured to the rear of thepivot point of the arni 3 and in alinement with its bifurcated end, andits low er end 7 is bent. outwardly and termi-- notes in a bifurcatedportion 8 in which a vertical arm 9 plvotally mounted intermediate itslength. The upper end of the arm E) is provided with alongi'tudinalslot- "lamp, and has its end connected with the arm 3 ofthe second lamp so that when the Specification of Letters Patent.Patentd Apr, Eli, 11911, Application'filed'llacember 24,1910. Seriai No.699,203..

firstlamp is turned the second lamp is turned in the same direction. Thelower end of the arm 9 is provided with a socket point- 13 by means ofwhich an outwardly extending'arm H is connected with the arm 9, thusforming a universal 'oint to permit very free movement. Thewlieelknuckleltiis provided with an attaching ear 16 to...

which a clip 17 is secured, by any desired means, such for instance as abolt 18. clip has a forwardly extending. arm 19 which terminates in asocket joint- QO'by means of which the arm 14 is connected with the arm19. In operation the Wheels are turned ancl the knuckles 15 rotate intheir bearings. If the machine is being turned in the direction of theknuckle having the operating mechanism connected thereto, the link 17moves away from the vehicle body and draws the arm 14: outwardly. Thisrocks the arm 9 and moves the upper portion toward the yehicle bodywhich rocks the arm 3 upon the pivot and turns the lamp in the directionof the wheel. The lamp upon the opposite side of the ma.-

chine is moved by the rod 11 which is con The l arm, and thus permit therod to Work properly,

lVhat I claim is:-

1. A lamp operating mechanism comprising a lamp bracket having an angledlower end adapted tobe-pivotally monn ed upon a spring, a rod pivotallyconnected with said angled end, and adapted to' turn said lamp, abracket adapted to be secured to the spring, a. vertical arinpivotallyconnected with the lower end of said bracket and pro vided in its upperportion with a longitndi n'alslot, a bolt passing through said slot; andslidably connecting said first-mentioned rod with'said vertical rod, ahorizontal arm, a. universal joint connecting said horizontal arm withsaid vertical arm, a link, a universal joint connecting said link tosaid horizontalarm and means for connecting said link with-a wheelknuckle.

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2. In combinationwith a vehicle having a Wheel knuckle provided with anattaching car, a link connected with said attaching ear, said linkprovided with an arm terminating in a'universal joint, 0. horizontal armconnected with said universal joint and hav ing its other end connectedby a universal joint with a vertical arm, a bracket securing said ver tical arm to the spring of said vehicle,

10 I a lamp pivotally mounted upon the spring of said vehicle, and a rodpivotally connected with said lamp and slidably connected with said"ertical rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix mi signature inpresence of twoWitnesses.

HARRY WALKER. lVitnesses G. M. ALEXANDER, L. Dm'rmon.

